President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to appreciate
what they have as the situation in the country is not dire when compared with
other countries.
Speaking on Monday at a state banquet in Kano to conclude
his visit to the state, the president said Nigerians do not appreciate their
country until they visit other countries and see how citizens of those nations
are fairing.
“We have a great country but we do not appreciate it until
we visit our neighbours and other countries where the preoccupation is for
people to have one good meal a day,” he said in a statement by Femi Adesina,
presidential spokesperson.
“When I fly by helicopter, the number of high-rise buildings I see and the amount of development on the ground are fantastic. We thank God. We thank God. We thank God.”
Buhari urged the elite to encourage and inspire young people
to embrace education.
“They must embrace education for education’s sake.
Technology has made it possible for shortcuts but nothing can replace real
learning. Please encourage the children to learn,” he said.
He congratulated Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano,
for doing “very well” on infrastructure, adding that his recent visits to Kogi,
Yobe, Lagos, and Katsina states have shown that the respective governors have
done very well, with the funds available to them.
While paying homage to Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano,
Buhari urged Nigerians to respect traditional institutions and accord them the
honour they deserve.
“This system is good. It is good in the sense that our
traditional institutions are respected and honoured,” he said.
“It is very important that we have understood the politics
and we are respecting people from the bottom to upwards and this is common
sense because people matter.
“What the children see now is what they will hope to be in
the future and the older ones hope that they can make their influence felt and
improve the governance in the country from the bottom upwards.”
Responding, the emir thanked Buhari for granting approval to
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the phasing out of
old currency notes.
“This is an indication that the president is focused on
alleviating the plight of the citizenry and indeed a listening leader,’’ he
said.
The monarch expressed his appreciation to the federal and
state government for the developmental projects in the state as well as their
support to the emirate.
He added that the ongoing electioneering campaigns should
serve as an opportunity for politicians to understand the challenges facing the
people and devise a means of solving them.
He prayed for peaceful elections, as well as peace and
prosperity in the country.
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